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Medicine

  • Bachelor of Medicine
  • 5 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 15 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
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Queen’s University Belfast
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2027-2028
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Course summary

Queen’s is an exciting place to study medicine with our students experiencing clinical practice in a variety of hospitals, general practices and healthcare settings throughout Northern Ireland from first year onwards.

The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences has close ties with the Northern Ireland community as part of its educational, research and outreach programmes. Our ‘Patients as Partners’ make a valuable contribution to the education of medical students, through their participation in the selection of medical students to the programme, teaching sessions, as well as assessments.

Queen’s medical students are welcomed in all of the hospitals within the region and in over 150 general practices. Students comment on the ease of access to high quality clinical teaching.

Our course will provide you with all the opportunities you need to become a caring and compassionate doctor, critical thinker, problem solver and reflective practitioner with excellent clinical skills who values, above all else, service to patients.

Medicine Degree Highlights

Studying Medicine at Queen’s gives students access to an exciting and innovative School.

Key features include:

  • Early clinical contact with patients in first year

  • Cadaveric dissection, specimens permitting, in state of the art facilities

  • Student Selected Components with a wide range of choices throughout the medical curriculum

  • Case-based learning in years 1-4 that integrates clinical, biomedical and behavioural science

  • Excellent clinical contact in primary and secondary care settings at all levels of the course, 25% of clinical placements in primary care

  • An Assistantship programme in Final year

  • Intercalated study options available at Bachelors and Masters Levels

  • Opportunities for international travel through the Final Year Clinical Elective

  • World-class interprofessional simulation centre

  • Summer Studentship opportunities in leading Research and Education Centres

  • Excellent assessment feedback to help you prepare for the Medical Licensing Assessment

Student Experience
90% of students were happy with their teaching (National Student Survey (NSS) 2021). This placed QUB second in the UK overall. Many students are involved in medical based societies at Queen’s, including Scrubs, GPSoc and Students Working Overseas Trust (SWOT). In addition, the University has over 190 clubs and student societies offering the opportunity to medical students to develop their interests and explore new activities.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • Bachelor of Medicine • Full-Time • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 15 September 2027

Apply by
15 October 2026

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
Q75
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

How to apply

Apply by
15 October 2026

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
Q75
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
A*AA

A*AA at A-level including Chemistry and Biology/Human Biology.
OR
A*AA at A-level including Chemistry and either Mathematics or Physics + AS-level Biology grade B.
OR
AAA at A-level + A in a fourth AS-level subject including A-level Chemistry plus at least one other A-level from Biology/Human Biology, Mathematics or Physics. If not offered at A-level then Biology/Human Biology grade A as a 4th AS-level or grade B as a 5th AS-level. Grade A in the EPQ or Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate or a grade B in a 4th A-level will be acceptable in lieu of the 4th AS-level.

GCSE Mathematics, English and Physics (or Double Award Science) are required if not offered at AS or A-level.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma
Not accepted

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
Interview
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
See UCAT website for further information on the test and sample questions.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England, Scotland, Wales & Channel Islands£9535*
Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland£4985*
EU & International£39200*

* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The tuition fees quoted above are the 2026/27 fees and will be updated when the new fees are known. In addition, all tuition fees will be subject to an annual inflationary increase in each year of the course. Fees quoted relate to a single year of study unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Further information on Fees and Funding can be found at: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/Feesandfinance/.

In addition, International and EU Other applicants are required by the Northern Ireland Department of Health to pay a clinical placement levy. The levy is payable in each year of study to cover access to clinical placements in the Northern Ireland Health and Social Care system. The clinical placement levy is not included in the tuition fee quoted above and is payable in addition to the fee quoted in each of the 5 years of study. The clinical placement levy is reviewed regularly and is subject to change. each year. The levy payable in 2025/26 was £11,780.

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